GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| farce | stuff |
| nexus | connection |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |